WRIV0019
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WRIV0019
Author Observation Code	WRIV0019
Original Data Location	California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.5166740193483 º
Longitude	-116.982006634597 º
Author Location	Oak Mountain
Location Narrative	NE-facing, gently sloping stand with mild undulations in saddle along ridge top. Many rodent burrows and evidence of recent grazing. Soil clumped and cracked with intermixed low shrubs and herbs.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	extensive
Elevation	804 m
Slope Aspect	22 º
Slope Gradient	8 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Gabbro
Rock Type	Gabbro
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	9 %
Percent Litter	8 %
Percent Bare Soil	75 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Oct-2002 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Western Riverside County Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	0.75 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	19 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: SAGE.002, Heteromeles arbutifolia-Rhus ovata/Lessingia filaginifolia vegetation; Vegetation type confidence: High, Plants dry!

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Avena Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Medium 10 %         -none- 2 Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia **   LEFI11 Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia **   LEFI11 Medium 8 %         -none- 3 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 4 %         -none- 4 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 3 %         -none- 5 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 1 %         -none- 6 Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus crocea Nutt. Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus crocea **   RHCR Rhamnus crocea Nutt. Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus crocea **   RHCR Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum elongatum Benth. Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum elongatum **   EREL6 Eriogonum elongatum Benth. Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum elongatum **   EREL6 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst. Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana **   PRGLT Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (L.D. Benson) M.C. Johnst. Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana **   PRGLT Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low 9 %         -none- 12 Opuntia Opuntia Mill. Opuntia Opuntia **   OPUNT Opuntia Mill. Opuntia Opuntia **   OPUNT Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Medium 0.5 m 5 m   conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m
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